Tom McLaughlin writes and illustrates funny children’s fiction in which ordinary children are suddenly given ridiculous amounts of responsibility. The Accidental Prime Minister follows Joe, a schoolboy whose attempt to complain about his local park unexpectedly leads him into Downing Street, while The Accidental Billionaire and The Accidental Secret Agent use similarly improbable leaps into money, espionage and adventure. McLaughlin also creates picture books and other illustrated fiction. His writing is quick, silly and accessible, with cartoons and short chapters helping less confident readers through longer stories. The Accidental Prime Minister best captures McLaughlin’s formula: an ordinary child is handed an absurdly adult role, and political responsibility becomes a source of jokes, cartoons and escalating trouble. Read more Less
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